Network and Integration Services
Our NIS consultants can get you up and running fast with your own custom-tailored interactive online system. We’ll help you build your customized, online system utilizing our Worldgroup platform. We’ll cover everything you need, from software and hardware components, to business and marketing strategies that will make your online system a success.

Utilizing Worldgroup, we can give your users chat rooms, discussion boards, shared file libraries, polls, private "spam-free" community e-mail, and much, much more. With Worldgroup’s open architecture, we can add dozens of advanced applications from our network of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).  We can integrate banner ads, auctions, classified ads, photographic databases, help wanted / job search applications, online stores with secure order entry, online publishing, games and more into your online system.

If you are seeking an application that no one else offers, we can get it custom developed for you. On the server side, applications can be written in C and seamlessly integrated at DLLs. Client applications and multimedia effects can be created in Visual Basic for content and presentation matching the best offerings of commercial online services like America Online.

You decide how we can help you. Select only services you need: consulting, system integration, advanced support – or have us design and build you a complete turnkey system based on your requirements. 

Consulting
One of the most challenging aspects of launching your system is the planning phase. You’ll have a myriad of decisions to make. How will your organization use this technology? Will it be just for employees, or do you also want to make it a customer service or information system? What services should you offer? What applications are available to integrate into your system and who has them? What will your interface look like? Who will you allow to access your system? Will you give everyone the same access? How many lines should your system start with? How will you handle technical support and maintenance on your system? How will you market it?
Our consultants will guide you through this process, meeting with you in person or via phone to get a clear assessment of your needs. We’ll make sure you have thought of everything, and create a blueprint for making your online solution happen.

System Integration
After planning, your next step is system integration. We can help you with this too, giving you hands-on assistance in creating a system that is easy to use and professionally represents your organization. Services we can offer include:

• Purchasing hardware and software components for you, or making recommendations to you.

• Creating a network strategy and configuring your network appropriately.

• Coordinating and testing installation of your phone lines, internet service, LAN connections, modems, and other hardware.

• Establishing your interactive service on the Internet.

• Designing user-friendly menus, services and a professional web site to represent you on the Internet.

• Configuring security and access levels.

• Developing databases and other integrated software to your exact specifications for internal or public access.

Advanced Support
We can give you access to a dedicated specialist, assigned to monitor your system. We’ll maintain a database of your system to stay right on top of your needs, and armed with this knowledge, we’ll be able to remotely access your server to give you hands-on help when you need it. We’ll also notify you of all significant software updates as they become available.

Turnkey Systems
With our turnkey systems solution, you’ll receive our complete scope of services: planning, integration, and support. If necessary, we can handle both your software and hardware needs, so all you’ll need to do to start your online system is to call us! You get your own system, customized to your specifications, but we handle the hardware, network, communications, software installation, and configuration for a complete "plug and play" solution.   You’ll also get our Advanced Support, so you can call us anytime you have a question or want to further customize your system. The advantages are many:

• Money-saving. You’ll save the cost of hiring a full-time developer, and we’ll help you select the most appropriate and cost-effective software and hardware.

• Time-saving. Your customized system will be online within 30-90 days.

• Convenient. Eliminate the difficulties of working with a multitude of developers, administrators, and salespeople when setting up your system. We’ll help you make the right decisions for your system with components that work smoothly together.

• Efficient. Make the most of your IT resources. Let us create a top-quality system for your organization, while your IT staff concentrates on the jobs they are best at.

• Thorough. You get our highest level of support. Call us whenever you need us. We’ll be monitoring your system every step of the way, and we’ll call you any time we hear of something that will benefit your system.